Project Lore

Welcome back to my UI. I've got a number of addons I love to use, but since this week's episode has me in healing mode, I thought I would go over another one of the addons I use to make myself awesome. Whenever someone asks me which addons I would recommend for a healer, I say, "Grid and Clique." I went over Grid last week, so this week let's talk about clique. Clique will allow you to cast a spell, run a macro, use an item, or perform other actions on a target by clicking on its frame. When would you want to use this? Whenever you have multiple targets you need to quickly switch between, using different abilities on each. A great example of this is healing! Not convinced? Let's take a look at how I utilize the functionality as a shaman. While acting as a healer, the spells I use most are ranks 8 and 12 of Healing Wave, ranks 4 and 5 of Chain Heal, and rank 7 of Lesser Healing Wave. I also use Cure Poison and Cure Disease even while I'm just kicking ass in my enhancement spec. So, instead of wasting precious moments by pressing multiple keys to target and then cast (or vice versa), it's nice to combine them. Using Grid's range check, missing health, incoming heal, and debuff indicators, I can immediately know which spell to cast. After installing Clique into your interface folder, you will see an additional tab on the right side your spellbook. Clicking it will open up the setup menu, and you can then click on any non-passive ability in your spellbook with the desired modifiers and mouse button My settings are as follows: right click is rank 8 Healing wave, shift+right click is rank 12. Button 4 is rank 4 Chain Heal, shift+button 4 is rank 5, shift+left click is Lesser Healing Wave, alt+left click is Cure Poison, and alt+right click is Cure Disease. I keep left click as target, but that's just my personal preference. These settings keep everything at my fingertips, accessible quickly and accurately. The main project page on WoWInterface has some great notes about additional features, such as conditional function changes for harmful vs friendly targets, out of combat keybinds for buffing, or editing what frames are affected.

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The third part of Episode 3 is now available! After killing Mechano-Lord Capacitus, Project Lore faces the second mini boss so they can unlock the elevator and, of course, the Cache of the Legion. Check out the Mechanar Guide for details about the instance. If you've got other tactics they didn't use, let us know Subscribe to the Episodes RSS feed, the Blog RSS feed, or Twitter to find out when new episodes are out, and join our Facebook Group, Facebook Page, and MySpace. We've got new videos coming out every day at Noon PDT all the way up to the conclusion of Episode 3 on Friday, so stay tuned!

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Blizzard sent out a press release today announcing that tickets for their BlizzCon Gaming Convention will be available for purchase on the official BlizzCon website on August 11, 2008. Those of you lucky enough to get in on the tickets will have to pony up $100 per person to attend the event on October 10 and 11. BlizzCon is going to be held in Anaheim, CA in the Anaheim Convention Center and should have tons of interesting content for fans of WoW, Diablo, and Starcraft. These include hands-on demos of upcoming games, discussion panels with developers, gaming tournaments, contests, commemorative merchandise, and a silent auction. Attendees of previous Blizzard events have also received beta keys, exclusive in-game items, and other great swag. Just remember, if you want to go, buy tickets fast! Last year they sold out very quickly, and this year tickets will probably go even faster. If you can’t make it or don’t get tickets, you can also check out the in depth coverage that will be happening on DIRECTV Pay Per View, if that's your thing.

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The second part of Episode 3 is now available! Find out how the Mechano-Lord Capacitus handles Project Lore's new group lineup, with Juggynaut healing and Shnoobins maging. Check out the Mechanar Guide for some more info on Mechano-Lord's abilities, especially the changes from normal to heroic. If you've got other tactics they didn't use, let us know Subscribe to the Episodes RSS feed, the Blog RSS feed, or Twitter to find out when new episodes are out, and join our Facebook Group, Facebook Page, and MySpace. We've got new videos coming out every day at Noon PDT all the way up to the conclusion of Episode 3 on Friday, so stay tuned!

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Project Lore continues into Heroic Mechanar and faces Mechano-Lord Capacitus, the first boss in this Tempest Keep instance. Will the guys short-circut capacitus or will they need a jump start from those goblin jumper cables when he's done with them? Find out the strat for this electrifying fight and techniques to keep you alive in Heroic Mechanar.

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The first part of Episode 3 is now available! What is this? A mage in Project Lore? Shnoobins helps the boys make quick work out of Gatewatcher Gyro-Kill to get half a key fragment. Check out the Mechanar Guide for some more info on how to get through the instance. If you've got other tactics they didn't use, let us know Subscribe to the Episodes RSS feed, the Blog RSS feed, or Twitter to find out when new episodes are out, and join our Facebook Group, Facebook Page, and MySpace. We've got new videos coming out every day at Noon PDT all the way up to the conclusion of Episode 3 on Friday, so stay tuned!

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Project Lore continues it's total pwnage of Outland in this episode by taking on Heroic Mechanar in the Tempest Keep. Their first encounter is with Gatewatcher Gyro-Kill, the first of two mini bosses in this instance. Will Project Lore get shredded by his huge sawblade or will the guys take out Gyro like old batteries? Find out in this first look into Heroic Mechanar.

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I know a few women who play WoW. I have talked with them on Vent and they are real. I also know several people who claim in chat to be women. And of course there are dudes who roll female toons, for whatever reason: sometimes for asthetics, sometimes to get more loot 'cuz they're a chic' or sometimes to see themself dance... weird. Now I'm a guy in RL and yes I have a few female toons and it's fun. Somehow it's so much more gratifying to have a woman toon go kick the crap of of a dragon or hold their own in bgs. For some reason, it seems to me that female toons get treated a little kinder, sometimes get loot preference but are hit on far too much. It's kinda awkward being a dude and having some young pup of a kid ask my female toon to dance for him... again weird. Anyway what I really what to know is how many women play WoW. Really. And it's not to pick up on them. Trust me, I've got that area of my RL covered quite nicely thank you very much. I am in LA, by the beach, living the dream: playing WoW, getting paid and enjoying this life. There are plenty of RL women around whose company I enjoy. So I'm just curious how many women play WoW and why do they do it? Is it for some of the same reasons I play? Do they like killing things or gaining rep or making pretty dresses (Yes I have an alt the makes pretty dresses and I Love It - Rich Purple Silk Shirt for the AH Win!) Do women play WoW with their partner or by themself? Do they get hit on all the time? Do they like kicking the crap out of people in PvP? Just curious. If you're a woman - a real life woman and not some dude who wants to pretend they are a chic - then comment here and give us your thoughts. What do you like about the game and what would you change? And Dudes - again, this is for the ladies. Don't mess it up. If you're smart, you could learn how to treat a lady by listening to what she says here. So for your sake, and for this post - shut it. Ladies, the microphone is all yours...

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We've posted the guide for this week's instance: Mechanar. Check it out, and let us know if you've got any tips or secret tactics that aren't in there. The release schedule for this week is as follows: Episode 3.1 - Noon PDT on July 28th Episode 3.2 - Noon PDT on July 29th Episode 3.3 - Noon PDT on July 30th Episode 3.4 - Noon PDT on July 31st Episode 3.5 - Noon PDT on August 1st Subscribe to the Episodes RSS feed, the Blog RSS feed, or follow our Twitter to find out when new episodes are out.

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